The Man Who Fell to Earth Adds Bill Nighy in Role Originally Played by David Bowie

Some hugely intriguing new details have now emerged regarding Showtime’s take on the classic sci-fi story, The Man Who Fell to Earth, as Bill Nighy has been cast as Thomas Newton, the character played by David Bowie in the 1967 original. The protagonist of both The Man Who Fell to Earth source novel and the original movie, the series will find Thomas Newton still stranded and turning to Chiwetel Ejiofor, alien newcomer Faraday, for help.